Wax (American band)

Wax
Wax
	Left to right: Dave Georgeff, Soda, Joe Sib and Loomis
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Punk rock; pop punk; alternative rock;
Years active	1991–1995, 2009
Labels	SideOneDummy; Interscope; Atlantic; Shattered; Caroline;
Past members	Joe Sib; Tom "Soda" Gardocki; Dave Georgeff; Loomis Fall

Wax was an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. Wax emerged during the pop punk resurgence of the early 1990s, and included Joe Sib, Tom "Soda" Gardocki, Dave Georgeff, and Loomis Fall. The band is best known for their MTV buzz clip video "California", directed by Spike Jonze.

History

13 Unlucky Numbers included the single "California", whose music video was later called "infamous" by NME^[1] and has been included on Artforum's website.^[2] The video depicted a man on fire running in slow motion, and was quickly banned from daytime airplay on MTV. It was included on a retrospective DVD of the director, Spike Jonze, where a still from the video was also shown on the cover of the collection.^[3] The video was also included in an episode of MTV's Beavis and Butt-head. The song became a moderate hit on American rock radio, reaching No. 28 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts in 1995.^[4]

Band members

Joe Sib – lead vocals
Tom "Soda" Gardocki – guitars, vocals
Dave Georgeff – bass, vocals
Loomis Fall – drums, vocals

Legacy

"Hush" from the album What Else Can We Do was cited as an influence by Rivers Cuomo for the Weezer song "Say It Ain't So".^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details
1992	What Else Can We Do Released: September 18, 1992 Label: Caroline Records Formats: CD, cassette (CS)
1995	13 Unlucky Numbers Released: February 28, 1995 Labels: Interscope Records, Atlantic Records Formats: CD, CS, LP^[I]

I ^ The LP version was issued on Shattered Records.

Extended plays and singles

"Who Is Next" (1994) Side One
"It Ain't Funny" (1994) Side One
"Who Is Next" (1995) Interscope/Atlantic
"California" (1995) Interscope/Atlantic
"Hangin' On" (2009) Side One Dummy

Compilations and soundtracks

Mallrats (1995) MCA
Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits (1995) MCA
Bio-Dome (1996) Priority Records

References

^ "Wax – Southern California (A film by Spike Jonze)". New Musical Express.
^ "wax, "california" music video". Artforum.com.
^ "The Work of Director Spike Jonze". IMDb. October 20, 2003.
^ Billboard, AllMusic
^ Spotify (June 24, 2024). Weezer - The Blue Album LIVE | Spotify THIRTY - The 30th Anniversary. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via YouTube.

[1] "Wax – Southern California (A film by Spike Jonze)". New Musical Express.

[2] "wax, "california" music video". Artforum.com.

[3] "The Work of Director Spike Jonze". IMDb. October 20, 2003.

[4] Billboard, AllMusic

[5] Spotify (June 24, 2024). Weezer - The Blue Album LIVE | Spotify THIRTY - The 30th Anniversary. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via YouTube.

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